Kerala High Court
The High Court of Kerala with its seat in Ernakulam was established in November 1956, and was preceded by the High Court of Travancore-Cochin established in July, 1949. Before that, the State of Travancore had a High Court at Thiruvananthapuram, the State of Cochin had its High Court at Eranakulam and Malabar District was under the jurisdiction of Madras High Court, which areas were merged to form the State of Kerala. The High Court has been functioning from the present building since 2006, prior to which, it functioned from the nearby Ram Mohan Palace. Kerala High Court’s territorial jurisdiction extends to the State of Kerala and the Union Territory of Lakshadweep.
The sanctioned strength of Judges of the Kerala High Court is 35 permanent and 12 additional judges.
Judge's Duty Is To Assess Mental Capacity Of Accused For Defense U/s. 328 & 329 Of CrPC Or Section...
The Kerala High Court recently while dealing with a plea, of an accused, establishing 'unsoundness' of the mind as a defence in a Criminal case, which...
Kerala High Court Directs Filing Of Counter Affidavits In Plea Alleging Weapon Training In Temple By...
The Kerala High Court today directed the respondents to file their counter affidavits in a writ petition filed alleging that members of Rashtriya...
